A core part of the research undertaken for the Easing the Transition from School Mathematics to University project was to utilise the Collaborative Practice Model of CPD as a means to up-skill a lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Bath in the design and delivery of a first year course on Vectors and Matrices.

The model involves working in pairs or groups to collaboratively plan, deliver, observe and review lessons or lectures. In the case of this research, the project lead worked with the Civil Engineering lecturer through a number of phases that included:

1. Looking at how and where matrices and vectors are covered in A level courses specifically, the Further Maths course
2. Developing new vectors and matrices undergraduate course material
3. Videoing delivery of the new course material with particular focus on how students were engaged, and using this material to develop a series of recommendations on effective student engagement in lectures
4. Gathering student feedback on the new course materials
5. Encouraging the lecturer to reflect on the whole process of collaborative practice and to reflect on how it had helped them 

Below you can download a case study of the collaborative practice model of CPD, followed by a presentation outlining the model in full: